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NFL Owners Could Have Teams In Los Angeles By 2015

By Cory Buck

Sep 14, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left) greets Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf prior to the game at TCF Bank Stadium. at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 14, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left) greets Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf prior to the game at TCF Bank Stadium. at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jason La Canfora at CBS Sports reports that NFL owners continue to have conversations about moving at least one team to Los Angeles as soon as 2015.

The NFL has made it no secret that it wants to return to Los Angeles, but few viable candidates have emerged from either relocation or expansion. However, that appears to be changing as the league could move not one but two teams to LA by the 2016 season at the latest, per Jason La Canfora at CBS.

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La Canfora writes that the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams could both be prepared to move to Los Angeles within the next two years. As he writes of the owners:

"The intent of multiple teams to get to LA in the near future is not lost on other owners and for the past six months or more there have been a series of calls between select owners and the NFL office discussing the array of plans and potential stadium projects in the area. The NFL has also begun surveying fans in that area about their willingness to spend certain thresholds of money on PSLs and seasons tickets should teams relocate to LA."

Bear in mind that this is all mere intention for now. The owners want to move to LA, but they won’t do anything until they know the situation is right. That means having a local legislature fully on board with bringing at least one team to town That also means having said legislature dedicated to building a new NFL stadium.

Still, the timeline might be the most jarring aspect of these rumors. As La Canfora notes, “Many team and league officials say that if not by 2015, then by 2016 there will be a team or teams playing in the Rose Bowl on an interim basis while a new stadium is under construction.”

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